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The European Union wants elderly people (70+) to undergo medical tests from now on to prove that they are still capable of driving a car every five years. However, the proposal has been met with a lot of criticism.

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This would be great. We should also require all drivers to pass small exams every ~10 years in order to assert that they are up to date with new laws and new types of infrastructure.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Or better yet, deal with aquired bad habits and hopefully break people out of them.